Improvement in gates pok water-wheels



@uitrit taire pet'rnt @Hirsi GARR-ET VLIE'l, OF MILWAUKEE, 'WISCONSIN ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM VLIET, OF GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.A

Letters Patent No. 65,140, lated May 2S, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT I GATES FOR WATER-WHEELS.

TO ALL WHOM I'l 'MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GARRET VLIET, of the city and county of Milwaukee,and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGates for Water-Wheels; :ind I do hereby declare that the following i'sa full, clear, and exact description thereof, wliichwill enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part of' this specication, in Which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a Wheel-cese and gate.

Figure 2, a sectional view of the wheel-case, with the gate removed.

Figure 3, section of case and gate, with part of gate-rim broke away.

Figure 4, vertical sectional view.

Figure 5, circular lgate.

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures indicatecorresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to let the water into oren to a vwheel onseveral sides at the same time, and with equal force on all sides, andthis I do by constructing a Arim of the proper width or height, withopenings through it to let water to the wheel. This rim encloses the\vheel,and curved strips or plates of metal, attached to abutments whichform the outer structure of the casein which the Wheel runs, projectthrough the openings of the rim, so that when the rim or gate is turnedin one direction, the openings in it are uncovered, letting waterthrough to the wheel, and when turned in the opposite direction theopenings are closed, shutting the water of?.

A, wooden case; Bwntcr passages; C, circular gate; D, metal stripsvorplates projecting through theopenings invgnte C; E, metal ring overstrips D; F, metal ring under strips D, und inside of gate C; G, boltsholding rings E and F firmly to metal strips D; H, pinion meshing intosegment on the ange of gate C, with which to open and shut the gate; I,handle with which to turn pinion H.

Operation: Turn handle I and the gate is opened or closed, as may bedesired.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

Solid metai gate C, with water'ports through it, metallic water guidesD, projecting through the ports in gate C, and curved at their innerends, to conform to the shape of the wheel, for the purpose of givingthe water the proper direction; metal rings E and F, bolts G, and pinionH, all arranged and combined substantially as and for thepurposedescribed.

GARRET VLIET.

Witnesses:

J. N. Miison, J. B. SMITH.

